Forum: Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Other Camera Brands
02-15-2018, 05:45 AM
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I had said I never liked them up until the point I purchased one. And I have a body that was released in 2012, so I'm sure they've even gotten better in these next 6 years. Given the choice, I prefer the optical, but have no issues using an EVF just the same. The only thing I've run into is when quickly firing multiple frames, but that's more of an issue with my camera's buffer than the EVF.
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Forum: Photo Critique
01-25-2018, 09:31 AM
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You could always just try moving you or the model so the sun is not directly behind her.
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Forum: Photo Critique
11-21-2017, 08:51 AM
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There's always a chance sharpness is compromised by you "leaning" or movement during the time you press the shutter. Try to use a faster shutter speed, if possible, or increase your ISO. The first photo you took was at 1/200 of a second, which is close to the focal length, and 1/500 or faster could have made the difference. Sharpening "in camera" will be better than fixing it later.
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Forum: Photo Critique
11-15-2017, 07:57 AM
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Cropping in the first photo seems to show a degradation in sharpness. You could try sharpening it in post processing. The 2nd one is underexposed and the horizon a bit tilted. Lighting isn't the best to emphasize the fur, and on the cold side. I would suggest shooting in the morning or late afternoon on sunny days, where the sun isn't overhead, and that should give nice warm, natural lighting on the deer.
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Forum: Photo Critique
11-15-2017, 07:49 AM
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The trains do not really stand out against the background in the first two shots. It shows better in the last one where it's mostly trees behind it. Sadly, adjusting the contrast in the first two may not improve the shot (you could try a mono convert). There's just too much similar color metal and dark patterns behind the trains to make them stand out, so even mono may not help. The best way to have improved these train photos would have been taking them from different angles.
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Forum: Photo Critique
11-15-2017, 07:44 AM
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Try going for a lower viewpoint, so the model's head does not have the horizon and umbrellas going through it. That would also compress some of the dead space between the person's head and the sun/moon.
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
10-12-2017, 06:30 AM
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
10-03-2017, 08:29 AM
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Excellent work. One of the best portrait series I've seen here.
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
10-03-2017, 08:26 AM
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Wow, Ed Hardy. That brand fell off the face of the planet in a short amount of time. Very much just a fad. Nice work with a slower, long lens, though.
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Forum: Sold Items
04-01-2017, 04:29 PM
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
02-08-2017, 01:18 PM
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Good shots, but you may want to give the in laws some color versions, too. The girl in the far right of photo 1 is holding something odd. Not sure what it is, but I would ask people to place objects like that out of the shot, unless it's something special that tells a story of what they were doing that day.
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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
02-08-2017, 01:11 PM
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The first one is marked 6x7 and the 2nd version is marked just 67. The newer version says the name on a lip on the focus ring. The older one just says it around the front element.
I'm don't believe the newer version says Asahi on it.
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Forum: Photo Critique
11-02-2016, 05:05 AM
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I like #1 and the way the sign really stands out. You may want to slightly fix the horizon line on it.
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Forum: Photo Critique
09-29-2016, 04:35 AM
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yes, looks better in mono
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Forum: Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Other Camera Brands
09-28-2016, 08:56 AM
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I'd like to get a Df, for the right price. I don't think they will ever upgrade it, but I'd be interested if they did. I like the low light sensor, lower megapixels (than the other FF Nikon behemoths), and lightweight body.
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Forum: Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Other Camera Brands
09-28-2016, 05:03 AM
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Sony may have got it wrong, but I'd love a Samsung FF mirrorless. Their lens lineup is superb, and not long like the Sony lenses.
What I can't believe is how big the new Sigma 85mm f1.4 art lens is! Way too big. 86mm filter?!? C'mon.
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Forum: Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Other Camera Brands
09-22-2016, 08:27 AM
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It disappeared from the Best Buy website recently, and I know someone who works for a local camera shop and they also said it's been discontinued. We'll see if the rumors of a Df2 become reality or not.
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Forum: Photo Critique
09-22-2016, 08:22 AM
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You have to determine whether or not the greens in the foreground adds anything to the shot or framing. If they don't, I wouldn't use them in the composition. In situations where I have something like this in the foreground, I always make it a point to take one with and one without, just in case I don't like it later and don't want to spend time fixing it in post processing. Also, it allows you to compare the two afterward, to determine which version looks best.
In the first shot, I would watch the model's pose, especially her feet. The position they are in and with that line of light going across her left foot, it looks a bit awkward.
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Forum: Photo Critique
09-22-2016, 08:13 AM
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| People Brown
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A little too much light reflecting above her lip. I don't like the hair, as it takes up too much of the shot.
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Forum: Photo Critique
09-03-2016, 06:46 PM
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| People Elise
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Her hair is very distracting. It isn't really styled and looks messy. She's also squinting too much for what looks to be an indoor lit portrait. Technique/pose/lighting all look good.
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Forum: Photo Critique
09-03-2016, 06:29 PM
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In the first shot, even though the man to the left of the woman in the foreground is blurred out, the viewer's eye wants to go back and forth from the woman to this guy. It's too much competition on where to send the viewer's eye. The unrelated subjects are too close together.
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Forum: General Photography
07-05-2016, 12:52 PM
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Discussions of bokeh did seem to arise around the time of all the gear discussion trends. It was just called blur or background blur before it rose to popularity. It's also a word primarily used when typed in a forum like this or written in a magazine. It's rarely heard verbally in photographic discussions, although I have heard it here and there at photo shoots I've attended in the past few years. Come to think of it, when it is brought up in person, it's always from that one photographer of the group known to be the tech/gear guy.
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Forum: General Talk
06-18-2016, 07:49 PM
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I've always wondered how this worked. Do you have to know the weight and size of your package first?
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Forum: Photo Critique
06-16-2016, 04:48 PM
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Have you tried something in between these two crops?
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Forum: Photo Critique
06-16-2016, 04:47 PM
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Could benefit from a tighter crop. The little white shaped thing on the right side is distracting. It brings the eye over there and away from the frog, especially with the line of grass leading you to it.
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